Ram Gopal Varma can make another 100 embarrassing movies (like Agyaat, Department, Bhoot Returns etc) and he'd still be forgiven. After all, he made Satya. This gangster drama is arguably the gritty Indian version of The Godfather. Right from its hysteria inducing Kallu mama number to the raw visceral energy of Manoj Bajpayee and JD Chakravarthi's performances, Satya set some serious trends. Movies on the Mumbai underbelly and the underworld became a fad for Indian filmmakers. Gangsters became more than textbook villains as RGV showed they could love, hate and be mercurial with gusto.

Did You Know?It struck me that you always hear about these gangsters only when they either kill or when they die. But what do they do in between? That was the first thought which eventually resulted in Satya." Ram Gopal Varma